Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah with State Home Minister G Parameshwara
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BJP Yuva Morcha state president Dheeraj Muniraju on Tuesday demanded that Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Home Minister Dr G Parameshwara should resign, in the wake of a synthetic drugs manufacturing unit being unearthed in Mysuru.
Speaking to reporters here, the BJP leader expressed outrage that the illegal drug factory was discovered not by the state police, but by Mumbai police’s anti-narcotics cell.
“The unit, operating behind a car service centre near Mysuru — the home district of Siddaramaiah — was a serious lapse in law enforcement,”
he said.
Muniraju said it was disgraceful that the Mumbai police had to enter the state to uncover a drug racket, “despite the administration and police being fully aware of it”.
He said it wasn’t just a failure on the part of the police, but also a serious responsibility issue.
Muniraju announced that the BJP Yuva Morcha would stage a protest in Mysuru on Wednesday, targeting the district administration and the police for their alleged failure to curb drug networks.
He said the demonstration would mark the beginning
of a broader statewide campaign, with protests planned in every district in the coming weeks.
The BJP leader questioned the effectiveness of the state’s narcotics control unit and the police — both under the home minister — as well as the intelligence unit, which functions under the chief minister.
He demanded that strict action should be taken against officials or political figures linked to drug trafficking, asserting, “No one should be spared”.
Muniraju mockingly said that the supplier came from AICC president (Mallikarjun Kharge’s) home district Kalaburagi, while the manufacturer operated in the CM’s home district Mysuru.
He ridiculed the ‘drug-free Karnataka’ app as a gimmick, citing the recent arrest of Kalaburagi block Congress president Lingaraju by the Mumbai police for drug peddling.